Carter, Robert L., 1917-2012
Variant namesCivil rights lawyer and judge. Full name: Robert Lee Carter.
From the description of Robert L. Carter papers, 1941-2006 (bulk 1969-2004). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81804938
Civil rights lawyer and judge; b. Robert Lee Carter.
From the description of Papers, 1960-1993. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 34149444
Biographical Note
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1917, Mar. 11:
Born, Careyville, Fla. -
1937:
A.B., Lincoln University, Lincoln University, Pa. -
1940:
LL.B., Howard University, Washington, D.C. -
1941:
LL.M., Columbia University, New York, N.Y. -
1941 -1944 :Served in U.S. Army Air Corps -
1944:
Legal assistant, NAACP -
1945:
Admitted to New York Bar Assistant special counsel, NAACP -
1946:
Married Gloria Pamela Spencer (died 1971) -
1956 -1968 :General counsel, NAACP -
1969 -1972 :Partner, Poletti Freidin Prashker Feldman & Gartner -
1971 -1972 :Member, New York State Commission on Attica, investigating the riots at the state prison in Attica, N.Y. -
1972 -1986 :Appointed U.S. district judge, Southern District of New York, by President Richard M. Nixon -
1987 -2012 :Senior judge -
2012, Jan. 3:
Died, New York, N.Y.
From the guide to the Robert L. Carter Papers, 1941-2006, (bulk 1969-2004), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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associatedWith | American Folklife Center |
associatedWith | Attica Correctional Facility. |
associatedWith | Bell, Derrick A. |
correspondedWith | Clark, Kenneth Bancroft, 1914-2005 |
associatedWith | Elwood, William A. |
associatedWith | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. |
associatedWith | National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.) |
associatedWith | New York (State). Special Commission on Attica. |
associatedWith | Poletti Freidin Prashker Feldman & Gartner. |
associatedWith | United States. District Court (New York : Southern District) |
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Birth 1917-05-11
Death 2012-01-03
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